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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
In 1868, the parish of Naul contained the following places:"NAUL, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Balrothery, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, 18 miles N. of Dublin. The parish is 3 miles long by 2 broad. The interior is traversed by the road from Drogheda to Dublin. The river Delvin bounds it on one side, upon which is situated the village. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Dublin, value with Hollywood, £111. The church is small. There is a Roman Catholic chapel, which is united to those of Hollywood and Clonmethan, also a day school. Reynoldstown is one of the principal residences. Naul Castle stands on a lofty and rocky eminence; it is supposed to have been built by the De Genevilles, an Anglo-Norman family, and came to the Cruise family in the 14th century, and afterwards to the Tennisons. There is a police station in the village. Fairs are held on 16th March, 26th April, 21st May, 8th September, and 2nd October."
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
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